It’s still [PROCESSED] – Skinny Cow Dairy

I caved in today because my lunch was just not tasty (I had a romaine lettuce salad with mushrooms, steak meat and no dressing. We were at a pizza place and I knew I wouldn’t be able to eat anything else, so I got a bland salad to make sure I didn’t eat the other crap) but…BUT…I “allowed” myself to eat this Skinny Cow ice cream sandwich because, heh, I feel pretty good, and I was not satisfied after lunch….soooo…..why not? Well, for about 5 minutes of deliciousness, I started having [literally] a sour stomach, as if all of the plumbing and pistons decided to work a little harder and faster than usual…

So lesson learned…even if it’s disguised with good numbers, a good name [Skinny], it’s still PROCESSED JUNK.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Sandwich Servings Per Container: *Not Given*
Amount Per Serving
Calories 140	Calories from Fat 15
	% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1.5g	2%
Saturated Fat 1g	5%
Trans Fat [need value]	[need value]%
Cholesterol 5mg	2%
Sodium 135mg	6%
Total Carbohydrate 30g	10%
Dietary Fiber 3%
Sugars 15g
Protein 4g
Vitamin A	4%
Vitamin C	%
Calcium	20%
Iron	4%
Ingredients: vanilla sandwich [skim milk, wafer (bleached wheat flour, sugar, caramel color, dextrose, palm oil, corn flour, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, baking soda, modified corn starch, salt, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, cocoa), sugar, corn syrup, polydextrose, whey protein, cream, calcium carbonate, Inulin (Dietary Fiber), natural flavor, propylene glycol monostearate, microcrystalline cellulose, Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, guar gum, monoglycerides, sorbitol, carob bean gum, citric acid, vitamin A palmitate, carrageenan, salt], chocolate sandwich [skim milk, wafer (bleached wheat flour, sugar, caramel color, dextrose, palm oil, corn flour, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, baking soda, modified corn starch, salt, mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, cocoa), sugar, corn syrup, polydextrose, cocoa processed with alkali, whey protein, calcium carbonate, cream, Inulin (Dietary Fiber), natural flavor, propylene glycol monostearate, microcrystalline cellulose, Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose, guar gum, monoglycerides, carob bean gum, sorbitol, citric acid, vitamin A palmitate, carrageenan, salt]Does not Contain Nuts, Kosher, Low FatLow Fat Ice Cream, 97% Fat Free. 140 Calories. 3 grams Fiber. 0 Trans Fat.
* The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs.Please be sure to check the actual product label since the information contained here may have changed.

Thurs, 2/7 – Seeing results, Feeling great, and Paleo Day 3

Day started at 715am

Another good day! I woke up this morning excited to cook my left overs from lunch yesterday for breakfast. I’m also excited to eat this food! I feel so liberated to find recipes that doesn’t call for bread cheese milk and the like. It was always hard to follow recipes on past meal plans because I just didn’t want to make complicated 20 ingredient meals and 2 hour preps otherwise it would be bland and boring. Anyway, I’m enjoying cooking again and I noticed today that I’m not squirming for nibbles all day long. My appetite was sustaining for once and I didn’t have sugar cravings as bad as when I was on the other meal plans/diets.

Ah…good food. I don’t even miss rice as much as I expected. This type of food makes me feel satiated and I don’t feel incredibly hungry every 5 minutes. So far so good!

I’m starting to notice definition in my abs! First time ever! I’m definitely starting to see physical changes and it has been over 4 weeks which it usually takes about that much time before I’m supposed to notice. I think this next 30 days will be defining when I check in. It’s only day 7 and I’m excited!

EXERCISE
Muscle + 1 hour session

I like my workouts written so I can read them and log them. Not to mention that is how we learn what we are doing. I wish more fitness classes would do that.

FOOD
Bfast – leftover cubed steak from yesterday’s lunch + leftover green cauli rice + butternut squash pasta sauce

Lunch – leftover spaghetti squash meatball bites 4 pcs

Snack – banana

Dinner – cilantro chicken with sweet chili sauce + grilled Porto steak shrooms and asparagus

Amazing chicken dish! I got the recipe from RecipeGirl.com. The flavor was incredible and I didn’t add much salt or sugar. Perfectly cooked to perfection! I don’t think this recipe could have been easier. Try it!!

[Me: I’ve been craving muffins! So I found this incredible recipe without grains (using almond and coconut flour) so I’m excited to try it out!]

The Balanced Appetite

Soooo…. I’ve never really been a huge fan of blueberries.

They’re just not sweet enough for this girl.  Unless of course they’re baked with tons of sugar and stuffed into a muffin.  Then I am so down with blueberries.  Same with rhubarb and raspberries.  Add a bit (or a lot) of sugar to them and I’ll devour them!

Remember when I said I was conquering my sugar addiction? Ha! Sorry friends, still craving it daily.  That’s kind of how these muffins came about.  I couldn’t get those damn chocolate costco muffins out of my head! Then I saw blueberries at the store… and all of a sudden I just had to have a blueberry muffin.

A real blueberry muffin, not a mushy, bland, “healthy” muffin.  I wanted a muffin with texture and flavor, no gluten or other grains, low in sugar, and some actual nutrients.  Asking too much?

Nope!!!! These are…

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